CA1312149C - Device and method for encapsulating radioactive materials - Google Patents

Device and method for encapsulating radioactive materials

Info

Publication number
CA1312149C
CA1312149C CA000606989A CA606989A CA1312149C CA 1312149 C CA1312149 C CA 1312149C CA 000606989 A CA000606989 A CA 000606989A CA 606989 A CA606989 A CA 606989A CA 1312149 C CA1312149 C CA 1312149C
Authority
CA
Canada
Prior art keywords
sleeve
capsule
sleeves
bottom portion
wall
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
CA000606989A
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Krishnan Suthanthiran
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Best Industries Inc
Original Assignee
Best Industries Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Best Industries Inc filed Critical Best Industries Inc
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA1312149C publication Critical patent/CA1312149C/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F9/00—Treating radioactively contaminated material; Decontamination arrangements therefor
    • G21F9/04—Treating liquids
    • G21F9/20—Disposal of liquid waste
    • G21F9/24—Disposal of liquid waste by storage in the ground; by storage under water, e.g. in ocean
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21G—CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
    • G21G4/00—Radioactive sources
    • G21G4/04—Radioactive sources other than neutron sources
    • G21G4/06—Radioactive sources other than neutron sources characterised by constructional features
    • G21G4/08—Radioactive sources other than neutron sources characterised by constructional features specially adapted for medical application
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
    • A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
    • A61N5/1027—Interstitial radiation therapy
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F9/00—Treating radioactively contaminated material; Decontamination arrangements therefor
    • G21F9/04—Treating liquids
    • G21F9/06—Processing
    • G21F9/12—Processing by absorption; by adsorption; by ion-exchange
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F9/00—Treating radioactively contaminated material; Decontamination arrangements therefor
    • G21F9/28—Treating solids
    • G21F9/34—Disposal of solid waste
    • G21F9/36—Disposal of solid waste by packaging; by baling
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
    • A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
    • A61N2005/1019—Sources therefor
    • A61N2005/1024—Seeds

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Oceanography (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
  • Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)
CA000606989A 1988-07-28 1989-07-28 Device and method for encapsulating radioactive materials Expired - Lifetime CA1312149C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/225,384 US4891165A (en) 1988-07-28 1988-07-28 Device and method for encapsulating radioactive materials
US225,384 1988-07-28

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CA1312149C true CA1312149C (en) 1992-12-29

Family

ID=22844654

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CA000606989A Expired - Lifetime CA1312149C (en) 1988-07-28 1989-07-28 Device and method for encapsulating radioactive materials

Country Status (5)

Country Link
US (1) US4891165A (sv)
KR (1) KR0158185B1 (sv)
AU (1) AU620136B2 (sv)
CA (1) CA1312149C (sv)
FI (1) FI97831C (sv)

Families Citing this family (95)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0396651A4 (en) * 1988-07-28 1990-12-12 Best Industries, Inc. Device and method for encapsulating radioactive materials
EP0695204A4 (en) * 1993-04-13 1996-08-28 Mallinckrodt Medical Inc DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING A RADIOACTIVE SOURCE INTO THE BODY
US5405309A (en) * 1993-04-28 1995-04-11 Theragenics Corporation X-ray emitting interstitial implants
WO1994025106A1 (en) * 1993-05-04 1994-11-10 Omnitron International Incorporated Radioactive source wire, apparatus and treatment methods
ATE184496T1 (de) * 1993-07-01 1999-10-15 Schneider Europ Gmbh Arzneigeräte für die behandlung von blutgefässen mittels ionisierungsbestrahlung
US5387741A (en) * 1993-07-30 1995-02-07 Shuttle; Anthony J. Method and apparatus for subterranean containment of hazardous waste material
US5503614A (en) * 1994-06-08 1996-04-02 Liprie; Samuel F. Flexible source wire for radiation treatment of diseases
US5857956A (en) 1994-06-08 1999-01-12 United States Surgical Corporation Flexible source wire for localized internal irradiation of tissue
US5683345A (en) * 1994-10-27 1997-11-04 Novoste Corporation Method and apparatus for treating a desired area in the vascular system of a patient
US5833593A (en) * 1995-11-09 1998-11-10 United States Surgical Corporation Flexible source wire for localized internal irradiation of tissue
US6589502B1 (en) 1995-11-27 2003-07-08 International Brachytherapy S.A. Radioisotope dispersed in a matrix for brachytherapy
US5713828A (en) * 1995-11-27 1998-02-03 International Brachytherapy S.A Hollow-tube brachytherapy device
US5709644A (en) * 1996-06-14 1998-01-20 Pacesetter, Inc. Implantable suture sleeve modified to reduce tissue ingrowth
US5818059A (en) * 1996-08-30 1998-10-06 United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Remote vacuum compaction of compressible hazardous waste
WO1998019740A1 (en) * 1996-11-05 1998-05-14 Duke University Radionuclide production using intense electron beams
JPH10272459A (ja) * 1997-03-31 1998-10-13 Power Reactor & Nuclear Fuel Dev Corp 環境浄化体、環境浄化方法及び環境浄化装置
US5976067A (en) * 1997-05-28 1999-11-02 Ablation Technologies, Inc. Combination radioactive and temperature self-regulating thermal seed implant for treating tumors
EP1019145A1 (en) 1997-09-23 2000-07-19 United States Surgical Corporation Source wire for radiation treatment
US6060036A (en) * 1998-02-09 2000-05-09 Implant Sciences Corporation Radioactive seed implants
EP1054707B1 (en) * 1998-02-12 2005-04-27 Robert Robertson Encapsulated low-energy brachytherapy sources
US5997463A (en) 1998-03-26 1999-12-07 North American Scientific Laser welded brachytherapy source and method of making the same
US6080099A (en) 1998-08-12 2000-06-27 Syntheon, Llc Radioactive therapeutic seeds
US6007475A (en) * 1998-08-12 1999-12-28 Cns Technology, Inc. Radioactive therapeutic seeds
DE19850203C1 (de) * 1998-10-23 2000-05-31 Eurotope Entwicklungsgesellsch Radioaktive Jod-125-Seeds basierend auf Keramikträgern und Verfahren zur Herstellung dieser Seeds
US6689043B1 (en) * 1998-11-06 2004-02-10 Amersham Plc Products and methods for brachytherapy
US6471631B1 (en) 1998-11-27 2002-10-29 Syntheon, Llc Implantable radiation therapy device having controllable radiation emission
US6066083A (en) * 1998-11-27 2000-05-23 Syntheon Llc Implantable brachytherapy device having at least partial deactivation capability
US6132359A (en) * 1999-01-07 2000-10-17 Nycomed Amersham Plc Brachytherapy seeds
US6482143B1 (en) * 1999-02-28 2002-11-19 Syntheon, Llc Raidoactive therapeutic seed having selective marker configuration
US6200258B1 (en) 1999-08-10 2001-03-13 Syntheon, Llc Radioactive therapeutic seed having selective marker configuration
AU7497200A (en) * 1999-04-09 2000-11-14 Medi-Physics, Inc. Method and apparatus for loading delivery systems for brachytherapy seeds
US6730013B1 (en) 1999-04-09 2004-05-04 Medi-Physics, Inc. Method and apparatus for loading delivery systems for brachytherapy seeds
US6547816B1 (en) * 1999-07-12 2003-04-15 Civatech Corporation Formable integral source material for medical devices
BR0013067A (pt) 1999-07-29 2003-07-15 Interventional Therapies L L C Fio de fonte flexìvel para tratamento de radiação de doenças dentro de um corpo, e processo para fabricação de um fio de fonte radioativa para irradiação de um tecido doente
US6264599B1 (en) 1999-08-10 2001-07-24 Syntheon, Llc Radioactive therapeutic seeds having fixation structure
WO2001013986A1 (en) * 1999-08-25 2001-03-01 Georgetown University Delivery system for therapy comprising hollow seeds, preferably metal, and use thereof
US6352500B1 (en) * 1999-09-13 2002-03-05 Isotron, Inc. Neutron brachytherapy device and method
US6319189B1 (en) 1999-09-13 2001-11-20 Isotron, Inc. Methods for treating solid tumors using neutron therapy
US6817995B1 (en) 2000-04-20 2004-11-16 Isotron ,Inc. Reinforced catheter connector and system
US6403916B1 (en) * 2000-05-12 2002-06-11 Isostar International, Inc. System and automated method for producing welded end closures in thin-walled metal tubes
US6749553B2 (en) * 2000-05-18 2004-06-15 Theragenics Corporation Radiation delivery devices and methods for their manufacture
US6497645B1 (en) 2000-08-28 2002-12-24 Isotron, Inc. Remote afterloader
AU2003267309A1 (en) 2000-11-16 2004-04-08 Microspherix Llc Flexible and/or elastic brachytherapy seed or strand
US6527693B2 (en) * 2001-01-30 2003-03-04 Implant Sciences Corporation Methods and implants for providing radiation to a patient
DE10110196A1 (de) * 2001-02-14 2002-08-22 Heinz Busch Seed zur Brachytherapie bei unterschiedlichen medizinischen Anwendungen
US6875165B2 (en) 2001-02-22 2005-04-05 Retinalabs, Inc. Method of radiation delivery to the eye
US20020169354A1 (en) 2001-05-10 2002-11-14 Munro John J. Brachytherapy systems and methods
US6471632B1 (en) 2001-05-18 2002-10-29 Syntheon, Llc Radioactive therapeutic seeds
US6497647B1 (en) 2001-07-18 2002-12-24 Ati Medical, Inc. Radiation and thermal energy source
US6786858B2 (en) * 2001-11-02 2004-09-07 Ideamatrix, Inc. Delivery system and method for interstitial radiotherapy using hollow seeds
US6761680B2 (en) * 2001-11-02 2004-07-13 Richard A. Terwilliger Delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy using seed strands constructed with preformed strand housing
US7074291B2 (en) 2001-11-02 2006-07-11 Worldwide Medical Technologies, L.L.C. Delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy using strands constructed with extruded strand housings
US7060020B2 (en) * 2001-11-02 2006-06-13 Ideamatrix, Inc. Delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy
US7125453B2 (en) * 2002-01-31 2006-10-24 General Electric Company High temperature high pressure capsule for processing materials in supercritical fluids
US20030140845A1 (en) * 2002-01-31 2003-07-31 General Electric Company Pressure vessel
US6773390B2 (en) * 2002-03-20 2004-08-10 Cordis Corporation Radioactive source ribbon assembly
US7063741B2 (en) * 2002-03-27 2006-06-20 General Electric Company High pressure high temperature growth of crystalline group III metal nitrides
US20070010702A1 (en) * 2003-04-08 2007-01-11 Xingwu Wang Medical device with low magnetic susceptibility
US20040254419A1 (en) * 2003-04-08 2004-12-16 Xingwu Wang Therapeutic assembly
US6997862B2 (en) * 2003-05-13 2006-02-14 Ideamatrix, Inc. Delivery system and method for interstitial radiation therapy using seed strands with custom end spacing
US20050080314A1 (en) * 2003-10-09 2005-04-14 Terwilliger Richard A. Shielded transport for multiple brachytheapy implants with integrated measuring and cutting board
US20050245785A1 (en) * 2003-10-29 2005-11-03 Tarone Theodore T Biodegradable seed placement device and method
US7410458B2 (en) * 2003-11-12 2008-08-12 Isoray Medical, Inc. Brachytherapy implant seeds
ATE488269T1 (de) * 2004-02-12 2010-12-15 Neovista Inc Gerät für die intraokulare brachytherapie
US7563222B2 (en) * 2004-02-12 2009-07-21 Neovista, Inc. Methods and apparatus for intraocular brachytherapy
EA011724B1 (ru) * 2004-06-28 2009-04-28 Айсорей Медикал, Инк. Способ отделения и очистки цезия-131 из нитрата бария
ATE485872T1 (de) * 2004-07-15 2010-11-15 Nucletron Bv Vorrichtung zur strahlenbehandlung von einem eine höhle umgebenden proliferativen gewebe in einem tierischem körper
US7566424B2 (en) * 2004-07-23 2009-07-28 Mazda Motor Corporation Exhaust gas purification catalyst
WO2006025975A1 (en) * 2004-07-26 2006-03-09 Isoray Medical, Inc. Method of separating and purifying yttrium-90 from strontium-90
US7531150B2 (en) * 2004-07-28 2009-05-12 Isoray Medical, Inc. Method of separating and purifying cesium-131 from barium carbonate
EP1784838A2 (en) * 2004-08-18 2007-05-16 Isoray Medical, Inc. Method for preparing particles of radioactive powder containing cesium-131 for use in brachytherapy sources
US7612352B2 (en) * 2005-01-19 2009-11-03 W.F.N. Co., Ltd. Material activating device
US7704324B2 (en) * 2005-01-25 2010-04-27 General Electric Company Apparatus for processing materials in supercritical fluids and methods thereof
US8187159B2 (en) 2005-07-22 2012-05-29 Biocompatibles, UK Therapeutic member including a rail used in brachytherapy and other radiation therapy
US7736293B2 (en) * 2005-07-22 2010-06-15 Biocompatibles Uk Limited Implants for use in brachytherapy and other radiation therapy that resist migration and rotation
CN102512281A (zh) 2005-11-15 2012-06-27 内奥维斯塔公司 用于眼内近距离治疗的方法和器具
US7942970B2 (en) 2005-12-20 2011-05-17 Momentive Performance Materials Inc. Apparatus for making crystalline composition
US7510691B2 (en) * 2006-02-28 2009-03-31 Isoray Medical, Inc. Method for improving the recovery of cesium-131 from barium carbonate
DE102006016904A1 (de) * 2006-04-11 2007-10-25 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Gmbh & Co. Kg Inhalator
DE102006017698A1 (de) * 2006-04-15 2007-10-18 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Gmbh & Co. Kg Zweiteilige Kapsel aus Metall zur Aufnahme von pharmazeutischen Zubereitungen für Pulverinhalatoren
US7988611B2 (en) * 2006-05-09 2011-08-02 Biocompatibles Uk Limited After-loader for positioning implants for needle delivery in brachytherapy and other radiation therapy
US20070265487A1 (en) * 2006-05-09 2007-11-15 Worldwide Medical Technologies Llc Applicators for use in positioning implants for use in brachytherapy and other radiation therapy
US20080004482A1 (en) * 2006-06-30 2008-01-03 Eddie Michael Zanrosso Radiation source device
US20090216063A1 (en) * 2008-01-29 2009-08-27 Biocompatibles Uk Limited Bio-absorbable brachytherapy strands
WO2008027402A2 (en) * 2006-08-29 2008-03-06 Civatech Oncology Brachytherapy devices and related methods and computer program products
US7874976B1 (en) 2006-09-07 2011-01-25 Biocompatibles Uk Limited Echogenic strands and spacers therein
US7878964B1 (en) 2006-09-07 2011-02-01 Biocompatibles Uk Limited Echogenic spacers and strands
US20080249398A1 (en) * 2007-04-09 2008-10-09 Harder George Fred Hybrid Source Containing Multi-Radionuclides for Use in Radiation Therapy
US20080269540A1 (en) * 2007-04-27 2008-10-30 Worldwide Medical Technologies Llc Seed cartridge adaptor and methods for use therewith
KR101409458B1 (ko) * 2007-11-28 2014-06-19 삼성전자주식회사 방향 기능을 갖는 휴대용 단말기 및 이를 구비한 단말기충전 장치
US20090233993A1 (en) * 2008-03-06 2009-09-17 Burnham Institute For Medical Research Compositions and methods for inhibiting gsk3 activity and uses thereof
CA2724327A1 (en) 2008-06-04 2009-12-10 Neovista, Inc. Handheld radiation delivery system for advancing a radiation source wire
US8798716B1 (en) * 2011-11-03 2014-08-05 Solstice Corporation Fiducial markers and related methods
JP2016156795A (ja) * 2015-02-26 2016-09-01 原子燃料工業株式会社 照射試験用試料容器
TWI687249B (zh) * 2017-08-30 2020-03-11 中國商南京中硼聯康醫療科技有限公司 中子捕獲治療系統

Family Cites Families (16)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3154501A (en) * 1964-10-27 Polonium compound heat sources
US2269458A (en) * 1941-01-21 1942-01-13 Noah A Kahn Capsule for radioactive substances and means for handling the same
US2830190A (en) * 1954-02-05 1958-04-08 Tracerlab Inc Radioactive source
US3145181A (en) * 1960-03-17 1964-08-18 Commissariat Energie Atomique Radioactive sources
US3334050A (en) * 1964-08-24 1967-08-01 Minnesota Mining & Mfg Organic carbonaceous matrix with radioisotope dispersed therein
US3351049A (en) * 1965-04-12 1967-11-07 Hazleton Nuclear Science Corp Therapeutic metal seed containing within a radioactive isotope disposed on a carrier and method of manufacture
FR1550425A (sv) * 1967-11-09 1968-12-20
US3632520A (en) * 1968-01-04 1972-01-04 Atomic Energy Commission Radioisotope fuel
US3666846A (en) * 1969-04-11 1972-05-30 Atomic Energy Commission Process of forming an isotopic heat source
US3659107A (en) * 1970-07-29 1972-04-25 Atomic Energy Commission Radioisotopic fuel capsule
US4228146A (en) * 1978-10-27 1980-10-14 Yuzo Imamura Method of producing radioactive carbon powder
US4323055A (en) * 1980-04-08 1982-04-06 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Radioactive iodine seed
DE3103526C2 (de) * 1981-02-03 1985-11-14 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wiederaufarbeitung von Kernbrennstoffen mbH, 3000 Hannover Mehrschichtiger Transport- und Lagerbehälter für radioaktive Abfälle
FR2555092B1 (fr) * 1983-11-22 1986-01-31 Commissariat Energie Atomique Procede et dispositif pour confiner la pollution d'une enceinte de pressage isostatique
FR2563936B1 (fr) * 1984-05-04 1989-04-28 Sgn Soc Gen Tech Nouvelle Procede pour l'enrobage et le stockage de matieres dangereuses, notamment radioactives, dans un conteneur monolithique, dispositif pour mettre en oeuvre le procede et produit obtenu
US5253761A (en) * 1988-08-04 1993-10-19 Mallinckrodt Medical, Inc. Reservoir for capsule for oral administration

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US4891165A (en) 1990-01-02
FI901565A0 (sv) 1990-03-28
KR0158185B1 (ko) 1998-12-15
AU4062089A (en) 1990-02-19
FI97831B (sv) 1996-11-15
AU620136B2 (en) 1992-02-13
KR900702538A (ko) 1990-12-07
FI97831C (sv) 1997-02-25

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
CA1312149C (en) Device and method for encapsulating radioactive materials
US4784116A (en) Capsule for interstitial implants
WO1990001208A1 (en) Device and method for encapsulating radioactive materials
AU745288B2 (en) Encapsulated low-energy brachytherapy sources
US5503614A (en) Flexible source wire for radiation treatment of diseases
US6066083A (en) Implantable brachytherapy device having at least partial deactivation capability
US5713828A (en) Hollow-tube brachytherapy device
US6796936B2 (en) Implantable radiation therapy device having controllable radiation emission
US6007475A (en) Radioactive therapeutic seeds
CN1360511A (zh) 放射线源套件
US6471632B1 (en) Radioactive therapeutic seeds
CA2160460A1 (en) Radioactive source introduction device
EP1232769A1 (en) Capsule seed manufactured with Pd-103
US20010043662A1 (en) Flexible source wire for radiation

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MKEX Expiry